OBHR Comparative Case Study (20%)

Individual assignment

Please read the guidelines thoroughly else it will cost you grades.

Due: Week 11 (by the end of class hours)

Prepare a 1500-word comparative case study. Adhere to the following format while preparing the case study.  
 

 Choose two well documented case studies of different organizations. 

 One case study should be based on success story like Apple, Google, Microsoft.
 Other case study should focus on organizational failure/project failure etc. like Blueberry, Nokia, Yahoo.

 Analyze the organizational structure and culture for both organizations. 

 
 What is the mode of communication adopted by both organizations? How do employees interact with each other? 

 What kind of leadership style these organizations prefer/follow? What is the management style of both organizations? 

 Explain how the organizational culture, structure and management style effects/relates to the success and failure of the
organization?
 What is the HR Strategic planning, recruitment and selection strategy, performance/ talent management strategy of both the
organizations?
 
 Based on the analysis performed propose suggestions and recommendations (5-6) based on the OBHR concepts learned in
the course for both organizations. 

 
 Report Requirements  

 The report must include a title page, table of contents, introduction, multiple supporting body paragraphs, conclusion and list
of references.  
 Students must use a minimum of 10 references. All references must come from peer-reviewed academic journals (UCW
University Library); additional references may be from trade and practitioner publications or online search engines.  
 Students must use APA format when citing literature. 
 Students are encouraged to use Grammarly to avoid plagiarism. If plagiarism is identified in the paper, the student will
receive a zero for the assignment.  
 Do not exceed the word-limit. Marks will be deducted for excessive length.  

APA writing conventions should be followed in the report with a minimum of ten (10) sources referenced and cited including in-
text citations (if you are presenting another author’s ideas in your own language you still have to provide the in-text citation of
that author), references in APA format, the report must demonstrate analysis of the material and its application to the
workplace. Title of the company cannot be your report title due to copyright reasons.

The submission date is mentioned in the course schedule (i.e., week 11) in course syllabus. All submissions will be made on Moodle.
Please note that assignment submissions are ONLY accepted on Moodle and NOT on email. Kindly rename your assignment file by
your respective name before you upload. For example, if John Smith is submitting his assignment his assignment file name should be
“Johnsmith”.

The report will be graded from 20% as per the rubric mentioned below.
Appendix – A
Assessment Rubric for OBHR Comparative Case Study
1-4 Scale   1 2 3 4
Percentage Score 0-59 59-71 72-77 78-81 82-84 85-89 88-91 92-100
Grades F C B- B B+ A- A A+
Weig
Mastery Level Beginning Developing Competent Mastery
ht
Approaching
Standard Level Below Standard At Standard Exceeds Standard
Standard
Executive Executive
Executive Executive
summary or Summary or
Executive Summary/ summary or Summary or
5 Abstract missing Abstract Executed
Abstract Abstract Abstract Executed
or poorly in Superior
inadequate Adequately
constructed Fashion
Shows little Shows some Shows adequate Shows superior
understanding of understanding of knowledge of the knowledge of the
the issues, key the issues, key issues, key issues, key
Problem Identification &
10 problems, and the problems, and the problems, and the problems, and the
Scope
company’s present company’s present company’s present company’s present
situation and situation and situation and situation and
strategic issues. strategic issues. strategic issues. strategic issues.
Content 10 Does not address Not all the major Generally, Addresses the case
the case question similarities and / addresses the case question by
with little relevant or differences question by providing all major
evidence (e.g., have been a (e.g., providing most similarities and /
details, examples, details, examples, major similarities or differences
facts, and expert facts, and expert and / or Uses some details,
opinions) opinions) examples, facts,
differences but
Central idea and Includes only a and expert
loses focus at
clarity of purpose few of the opinions) to
are absent or necessary case times by focusing elaborate on the
on minor details
 Uses a few details,
parts examples, facts,
incompletely and expert
Central idea and
expressed and opinions to
clarity of purpose similarities and /
maintained
are expressed elaborate on or differences
Lacks most of the
though perhaps similarities and / Includes all the
necessary case
too vaguely or or differences case parts
parts
broadly Includes most of Comments on
Does not
Only minimally the necessary case (/evaluates) the
comments on
comments on parts differences
(/evaluates) the
(/evaluates) the Comments on
differences
differences (/evaluates) some
of the differences
Analysis of case
shows superior
Analysis of case
Analysis of case Analysis of case levels of analysis
shows inadequate
poor analysis of shows adequate of underlying
levels of analysis
issues of the case, levels of analysis issues that are not
Case Analysis 15 of issues of the
supporting detail is of issues of the necessarily readily
case, provides
incorrect or case, provides apparent, uses
little supporting
missing supporting details appropriate levels
detail
of supporting
detail
Recommendation and 10 Recommendations Recommendations Specific Specific
Conclusions and/or plans of and/or plans of recommendations recommendations
action provided action provided and/or plans of and/or plans of
that are mostly that are partially action provided action provided
incorrect or absent correct, alternate that are that go beyond the
viewpoints not substantially expected scope of
considered correct, alternate the case fully
viewpoints may be supported by data,
 alternate
considered viewpoints fully
considered
Organization & Critical
   
Thinking
Similarities and Similarities and
differences are differences are
Similarities and organized organized Similarities and
differences have generally clearly generally clearly differences have
been clearly using the block or using the block or been clearly
organized using thematic method thematic method organized using
either the block or but one of the but one of the either the block or
thematic method. paragraphs may paragraphs may thematic method.
Very clear cover more than cover more than Very clear
relationship one main idea one main idea relationship
Coherence, Cohesion,
between ideas Generally clear Generally clear between ideas
organization,
Accurate use of relationship relationship Accurate use of
demonstration of thought
20 connectors between ideas between ideas connectors
process, analysis of
Accurate use of Mostly correct use Mostly correct use Accurate use of
problem using own
pronouns of connectors. of connectors. pronouns
thoughts and ideas
Clear match Mostly correct use Mostly correct use Clear match
between the topic of pronouns of pronouns between the topic
sentence, The topic The topic sentence,
supporting sentence, sentence, supporting
sentences and supporting supporting sentences and
concluding sentences and sentences and concluding
sentence in each concluding concluding sentence in each
body paragraph sentence (if any) sentence (if any) body paragraph
support one main support one main
idea. idea.
Style & Mechanics    
 7th Ed. APA
7th Ed. APA Manual is followed
7th Ed. APA
Manual is not 7th Ed. APA with no errors
Manual is followed
followed or there Manual is followed including:
with minor errors
are significant with significant properly
APA in:
errors in: errors in: formatted title
formatted title
title page & title page & page, properly
Application of the page, formatted
references pages. references pages. formatted
requirements of the 7th 10 references pages,
In-text citations, In-text citations, references pages,
APA manual to create a in-text citations,
paraphrasing and paraphrasing and in-text citations
standardized formatted paraphrasing and
direct quotes are direct quotes are are correctly used,
presentation direct quotes are
quite inadequate lacking but do not paraphrasing and
adequately used in
but do not rise to rise to the level of direct quotes are
the correct
the level of plagiarism properly used in
context
plagiarism the correct
context
 Grammar and
Grammar and
sentence structure Grammar and
sentence structure Grammar and
Grammar/Punctuation/Sp has major sentence structure
has problems sentence structure
elling problems mostly follows
following standard follows standard
following standard standard English
English rules and English rules and
Use of proper English 10 English rules and rules and reads
reads with some reads well with
language grammar, spelling reads with reasonably well
difficulty with excellent
and punctuation to create difficulty with with few errors in
errors in punctuation and
a readable presentation. major errors in punctuation and
punctuation and spelling
punctuation and spelling
spelling
spelling

Sentences are Sentences need to Sentences are Sentences are

lacking in be more complete, mostly complete, consistently
Readability & Style
completeness, clear, concise and clear, concise and complete, clear,
clearness, well-constructed. well-constructed. concise and well-
Clarity of thought and
conciseness and Transitions do not Transitions mostly constructed with
appropriate level of 10
are not well- maintain flow of maintain flow of strong, varied
language use that brings
structured. thought well. thought. structure.
the author's thoughts and
Transitions do not Words are not Words are mostly Transitions
ideas to the reader.
maintain flow of precise and have precise with little consistently
thought. some ambiguity. ambiguity. maintain flow of
 thought.
Words are Words are quite
ambiguous. Tone is not Tone is mostly precise and
Tone is appropriate to appropriate to unambiguous.
inappropriate to audience/assessm audience/assessm Tone is completely
audience/assessm ent. Colloquial ent. Colloquial appropriate to
ent. Colloquial language or language or audience/assessm
language or inappropriate use inappropriate use ent. No colloquial
inappropriate use of paraphrasing is of paraphrasing is language or
of paraphrasing is used too much. used sparingly. inappropriate use
used. of paraphrasing
used.
Marks 100 Additional Comments